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Movies
New Golden Globes honor will be named after Carol Burnett
NEW YORK (AP) — The Golden Globe Awards will introduce a new TV special achievement trophy at next month's telecast and name it after its first recipient — comedic icon Carol Burnett. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association said Tuesday the Carol Burnett Award — the small-screen version of the group's film counterpart, the Cecil B....
Music & Nightlife
Floyd Parton, brother of Dolly Parton, has died
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Floyd Estel Parton, the brother of country singer Dolly Parton, has died. An obituary posted by Atchley Funeral Home in Sevierville, Tennessee, says Parton died last Thursday. He was 61. Like his sister, Floyd Parton was a songwriter and composer. His most famous songs were "Rockin' Years," which was recorded by...
Television
Kathie Lee Gifford to leave NBC’s ‘Today’ show in April
NEW YORK (AP) — Kathie Lee Gifford will put aside her morning glass of wine and step away from NBC's "Today" show in April. NBC News chief Noah Oppenheim told staffers Tuesday morning that Gifford will leave the show after 11 years of getting up early, most recently hosting the 10 a.m. hour slot alongside...
Visual Arts
Italian court rules Getty must return a bronze
Italy’s highest court has ordered that the prized bronze, which was retrieved from the Adriatic by Italian fishermen in 1964, should be returned to Italy in a ruling that could lead to a trans-Atlantic diplomatic standoff.
Dance
‘That transformation is radical’: Tango trend allows swap of traditional gender roles
Queer Tango classes, new to D.C. this fall, are part of a growing movement that rejects the dance’s traditional gender roles.